#bread#airbnb#nomadrecipe

I am not a fan of shop bought bread. However, as much as I wanted to, I decided taking my breadmaker on the road was a step too far. This recipe only requires a baking tray and a bowl (or pan in my case!).

Ingredients

  • 3 cups white flour
  • 1 heaped tsp instant yeast
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • To glaze: 3 tbsp of milk, oil or butter (or a mix)

Instructions

  1. Measure the flour and put into a mixing bowl (saucepan in my case!)
  2. Add the salt and mix together so that the salt is distributed through the flour
  3. Add the yeast
  4. Add a cup of water – ideally lukewarm and bring together with a wooden spoon
  5. Add more water until everything stick together – usually around 1.5cups
  6. Tip the dough onto a clean surface and knead for 5 to 10 minutes. It should be soft, stretchy and firm, not crumbly or sloppy
  7. Add a bit of oil to the mixing bowl (or saucepan) to coat it
  8. Place the kneaded dough into the bowl and cover to leave to rise for around 1 hour – it should roughly double in size
  9. Once risen, empty the dough onto a lightly floured surface and punch out all the air
  10. Divide the dough into two balls, then flatten each out into an oblong shape and move to a lightly floured or lined baking tray
  11. Leave to rise for 30 minutes
  12. After 30 minutes, brush the top with the “glaze” with a pastry brush or, gently, with your hand as I did
  13. Press holes into the dough with your fingers
  14. Bake in the oven at 200C (electric fan) for around 15 minutes
Image 1

Dough consistency
 Image 2

Ready to rise
 Image 3

Post rise
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Rolled out (haphazardly)
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With holes
 Image 6

Inside, post bake

Notes

In metric, it’s around 450g of flour and 250ml of water

The glaze in this image was a mix of canola oil and full-fat milk

You can eat it immediately but make sure to cut with care otherwise the hold bread will piler